diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/RulesController.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/RulesController.java
index 7bc836c3c..5ab60c1ac 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/RulesController.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-external-api-impl-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/persistence/service/v1/external/api/impl/controller/RulesController.java
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public class RulesController implements RulesResource {
                 mergedRulesString = ((RulesUploadResponse) mergedRules.getBody()).getRules();
             } catch (FeignException e) {
                 if (e.status() == HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST.value()) {
-                    throw new BadRequestException("The provided rule string is not a valid drools rule file!");
+                    throw new BadRequestException("The provided rule file is not a valid drools rule file!");
                 }
             }
         }